Hebrews 12:2: “Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.”
Every Workman takes pride in a project well-done. I thought of this when I visited a new house my friend was building. The foundation had been laid, the walls erected, and the wiring and plumbing installed, but the structure still wasn’t a house. It needed the finishers. Without the woodworkers, the cabinetmakers, the carpet layers, and the painters, the building was incomplete.
We as Christians need a “finisher” too. The sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in our lives, which began at conversion, must continue until the One who began the transformation finishes it. And that can happen only by trusting and obeying Jesus Christ, “the author and finisher of our faith”.
The psalmist must have felt that God had stopped working in his life, for he cried, ” Has God forgotten to be gracious?” ( Psalm 77:9). We may feel that way too. We think perhaps that plans have been rolled up and tucked away and construction has been halted. But God doesn’t give up on His children. He will add the finishing touches on His own time.
God is not the architect of incompleteness. The Bible says “He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ” (Philippians 1:6).
What a difference between man and God. The creator always finishes what He has started. All of His master- piece, planned in eternity past and begun in time, will be brought to fulfillment in eternity future. That’s when each believer will be completely conformed to His image.
As we struggle now to be more Christlike, we can be confident that one day we will reach that goal. God is molding us into trophies of grace, fashioned like His Son. He leaves nothing incomplete. Our part is to stay in fellowship with Him. He will do the rest.
Keep In Step With God; He Has Planned Every Step Of The Way. Thanking Him Daily For My Place. in His Plan.
Pastor Paul Okonkwo
Independent Baptist Bible Church (IBBC),
New Haven,
Enugu
